April 4, 2024 – For the 14th year in a row, a true science festival called 10 Days of Astronomy is taking place in Daruvar, organised by the Kumova Slama Astronomical Society. This year, the opening of this fun and interesting event will be on April 5 at 6 p.m.
As Mojportal writes, the Croatian Ministry of Science and Education is the sponsor of the program.
The secretary of the Kumova Slama Astronomical Society, Antun Boroš, reveals that they are particularly proud because of the 14-year tradition of the event, which has proven to be of real interest to people.
“This event is also important for a new type of tourism in Daruvar, astrotourism. Along with our Dark Sky Park, “Crow’s Stone”, we are proud of what this event has turned into”, says Boroš, explaining that this year the theme of the event is the Moon.
“Recently, the Moon has been emphasized more and more. The return to the moon is mentioned, many other countries such as China and India have already sent spacecraft without astronauts to the moon. We expect that by 2030 astronauts will be on the moon again, that’s why this is our theme this year”, explains Boroš.
10 Days of Astronomy Program
05 April Friday
- 18:00 – Opening ceremony 10DA 2024
- 19:00 – lecture by Ante Radonić: “Return to the Moon”
- 20:00 – observation of the night sky (dark sky park Vrani kamen)
06 April Saturday
- 11:00 a.m. – Astro Kindergarten (Dubravka Prević and Vernesa Smolčić)
- 19:00 – lecture by Ph.D. Vernesa Smolčić: “The general theory of relativity and how it was confirmed thanks to the solar eclipse”
07 April Sunday
- 11:00 a.m. – observing the Sun (from the main town square)
- 7:00 p.m. – lecture by Saša Ceci and Nenad Jarić-Dauenhauer: “Science and prejudice”
08 April Monday
- 08:00 – workshop “A little about light…” (led by Jelena Hasanac, Goran Repinc, Denis Singer, Šimun Aščić, Alen Klubička, location of Grigor Vitez Poljana elementary school)
- 19:00 – lecture by Boris Štromar: “The dark side of light” (International Dark sky week 2024)
09 April Tuesday
- 10:30 a.m. – workshop “A little about light…” (led by Goran Repinc, Zoran Radanović, Denis Singer, Šimun Aščić, Tomislav Kral, Krunoslav Kulhavi, Nicol Oslovar, Lea Rad, Goran Miljanović, location of Vladimir Nazor Primary School, Gajeva 24)
- 19:00 – lecture by Ph.D. Franjo Sokolić: “From Flat Earth to the Big Bang”
10 April Wednesday
- 09:45 – workshop “How the Moon affects the tides” (conducted by Denis Singer, V. Nazora Primary School)
- 10:30 – workshop “A little about light…” (led by Goran Repinc, Zoran Radanović, Denis Singer, Šimun Aščić, Alen Klubička, Tomislav Kral, Krunoslav Kulhavi, Nicol Oslovar, Lea Rad, Goran Miljanović, location Technical School Daruvar)
- 19:00 – lecture by dr.rer.nat. Andrej Dundović: “Turbulence – a phenomenon that shapes the universe”
11 April Thursday
- 15:00 – County expert council of BBŽ geography teachers
- 19:00 – lecture by Korado Korlević: “Creativity Management”
12 April Friday
- 09:00 – lecture by Korado Korlević: “Transhuman agenda” (in the cinema on May 30, high school students)
- 19:00 – lecture by Ph.D. Marina Manganaro: “Moon Shadow and High Energy Astronomy”
- 21:00 – Observation of the night sky (from the main town square)
13 April Saturday
- 11:00 a.m. – Astro Kindergarten (Dubravka Prević and Vernesa Smolčić)
- 11:00 a.m. – workshop of Ph.D. Vibor Jelić for students from 1st to 4th grade of elementary school
- 11:00 a.m. – observing the Sun (from the main town square)
- 19:00 – lecture by Ph.D. Tijana Prodanović: “What have we learned from samples from the Moon?”
14 April Sunday
- 11:00 a.m. – observing the Sun (from the main town square)
- 16:00 – free screening of the movie Moon (2009) in the cinema on May 30 in Daruvar
